Hello, There is, into the recent FDM JSBSim update, a new huge feature with is the "External_Forces", this gives us, a lot of new facilities for model development, like mooring rope, chutes, catapults, hook, mules and so on. Each external_force can be defined "BODY" or "LOCAL".
Working on an Aircraft (Crusader) with Carrier (Foch) I am looking for the right solution to get the positions of the Carrier with its components catapults and wires. Into FG source, we can find some code which gives, regarding the AI, the positions., global x-y-z, and lat lon. I have found it for Carrier and Tankers (very useful for refuel), and probably there for any AI models. However there is nothing regarding the Carriers components, catapults and wires positions. Into YASim the positions of each component, catapults and wires positions are calculated. In order to get these data into the JSB FDM, the crude solution could be, to include the yasim calculation part into JSBSim. I feel that won't be the more elegant solution, and i am not sure that Jon would agree on it. :) Though, i am not aware, about the FG source organisation, i dare that question: Won't it be possible to calculate and to give on request ( when we are close to a Carrier ) these data. I mean, the cats and wires positions ? I guess, if we had these values it should possible to process them into JSBsim in order to get an achieved Carrier Landing/takeOFF simulation. At least , easier for Jon to include that simulation into JSBSim. I can be wrong, it could be many other better approach Cheers -- Gérard http://pagesperso-orange.fr/GRTux/ "J'ai décidé d'être heureux parce que c'est bon pour la santé. Voltaire " ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
